1X2 tip Giroud erupted with 4 goals, Chelsea tore Sevilla
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London`s Chelsea secured first place in the Champions League Group F standings after beating Sevilla 4-0 away. The hero for the `blues` from West London became the Frenchman Olivier Giroud, who scored all four goals (8, 54, 74, 83-e). Thus, Chelsea collected 13 points and is unreachable at the top of the group, and Sevilla also has a guaranteed place in the next stage of the race, but will enter it from the position of second with 10 points. Third is Krasnodar with 4 points, and at the bottom remained after the matches tonight Rennes with 1 point.
The guests managed to surprise their Spanish opponent with an early goal. In the 8th minute Kai Havertz advanced in the half of Sevilla and found Olivier Giroud in dangerous proximity to the door of Alfonso Pastore Vacas, and the French striker with a technical kick with his left foot stretched the net - 0:1.
By the end of the first half, Sevilla had twice claimed a penalty - in both cases for a handball in the penalty area of Chelsea players - first in the 18th and then in the 37th minute. Both times, after the intervention of the VAR, the judge`s decision was that there was no reason for an 11-meter penalty kick.
Similar to the first half, the guests scored shortly after the start of the second half, and its author was again Giroud. In the 54th minute, the Frenchman received a pass from Mateo Kovacic in the penalty area and again masterfully overcame the opponent`s guard, this time ingeniously kicking the ball slightly and passing it.
That was far from Giroud`s last word today. In the 74th minute H `Golo Cante centered from the right and this time Giroud headed the ball for the third time tonight in the gate of Sevilla, forming a hat trick.
However, the 34-year-old French veteran did not stop there. In the 83rd minute he scored a fourth goal - with a relentless shot from the penalty spot. The penalty was awarded for a violation against Giroud, who was detained with his hands in the penalty area by an opposing player.
Three minutes before the end, the referee hesitated to award another penalty to Chelsea, but this time his final decision was that there was no reason for such and the result from 1x2 predictions remained unchanged. Thus, Chelsea entered the phase of direct eliminations with a bang as a winner in their group, and the world champion from the 2018 World Cup with the `cocks` Giroud will long remember this evening especially for him.
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